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The American Liver Foundation provides educational materials to the public and healthcare professionals. Through a network of local chapters, it offers support groups. The foundation supports research into the cure and prevention of liver diseases.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention TOP

1600 Clifton Road

Atlanta GA 30329-4027

1-800-232-4636

https://www.cdc.gov

The CDC provides educational materials. Its mission is to protect the health and safety of people in the US and abroad. It works with partners around the world to monitor, detect, and investigate health problems, while promoting healthy behaviors.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) TOP

9000 Rockville Pike

Bethesda, MD 20892

1-800-860-8747

https://www.niddk.nih.gov

The NIDDK is a part of the National Institutes of Health. It provides information about hepatitis, as well as other liver and digestive diseases.

Last reviewed January 2017 by Michael Woods, MD, FAAP
Last Updated: 1/27/2017

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